Title Perspectives in ornithology : essays presented for the centennial of the American Ornithologists' Union / edited by Alan H. Brush and George A. Clark, Jr. ; sponsored by the American Ornithologists' Union

Published Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1983

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Description x, 560 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Machine derived contents note: Introduction Ernst Mayr; 1. Captive birds and conservation William Conway; 2. Research collections in ornithology - a reaffirmation Jon C. Barlow and Nancy J. Flood; 3. On the study of avian mating systems Douglas W. Mock; 4. Cooperative breeding strategies among birds Stephen T. Emlen and Sandra L. Vehrencamp; 5. Ecological energetics: what are the questions? Glenn E. Walsberg; 6. Perspectives in optimal foraging John R. Krebs, David W. Stephens and William J. Sutherland; 7. Biochemical studies of microevolutionary processes George F. Barrowclough; 8. Organization of the avian genome Gerald F. Shields; 9. The origin and early radiation of birds Larry D. Martin; 10. Avian community ecology: an iconoclastic view John A. Wiens; 11. Biogeography: the unification and maturation of a science Daniel Simberloff; 12. Bird song learning: theme and variations P. J. B. Slater; 13. Bird navigation Charles Walcott and Anthony J. Lednor; Index Analysis Birds Notes Includes bibliographies and index Bibliography Includes bibliographies and index Notes Online version of the print title Mode of access: World Wide Web System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader Subject Birds. Ornithology. Author Brush, Alan H. (Alan Howard), 1934- Clark, George A. (George Alfred), 1936- American Ornithologists' Union. LC no. 83003931 ISBN 0521248574

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